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April 04 2013 by Liz Bartram (210 views)
Archive & Research | Leave a comment - My name is Liz Bartram, and I recently won a place on the Vodafone World of Difference programme. The programme selects the winners from thousands of applicants to work for their chosen charity and get paid for their time. …
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Millstones
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February 24 2013 by Charles Rowntree (306 views)
Research & Watermills | Leave a comment - Whilst excavating to build a new house attached to Beckside mill we found a millstone with what has obviously been a drilled and bolted rynd.
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Researching watermill in East Leake
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January 25 2013 by Paul Cooper (307 views)
Research & Watermills | Leave a comment - I am working on a project with my ten year old adopted granddaughter to discover the origins of a local watermill that isn't shown on any maps as far back as 1750 but for which we have strong evidence that …
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Crab mills anyone?
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November 23 2012 by Stuart Mousdale (295 views)
Research | Leave a comment - Is anyone familiar with the term "crab mill"?
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Holgate history wins research prize
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July 28 2012 by Michael Harverson and Alan Stoyel (955 views)
Archive & Mill People & Family History & Research & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment - The first winners of the Mills Archive Research Prize Competition were Anna Cook, who wins The Mills Archive Research Prize of £500 for her paper "The Millers of Holgate : a social history of milling at Holgate Windmill", and Dave …
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Mystery woman at the mill
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February 05 2012 by Ron (918 views)
Archive & Research | Leave a comment - The archivist for John Smedley Ltd at Lea Mill, Matlock is appealing for information about an attractive lady who modeled some of the mill's garments 80 years ago
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Horizontal Wind-powered Tannery in Sandwich, Kent (?)
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December 13 2011 by Rob Cumming (959 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | Leave a comment - I've recently been looking through a newish website called British Newspapers Online which has a wealth of national and regional newspapers from 1750-1950. It is searchable by string (although the search engine doesn't work too well). I've found some fascinating …
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Cogglesford Mill, Sleaford
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November 03 2011 by Doug Plowman (960 views)
Research & Watermills | Leave a comment - Comment: S. Pawley in 'Grist to the Mill' LHA Vol 23 1988 argues that Cogglesford Mill dates back to Mid-Saxon period because it was also known as 'Shire Mill' (see article for full argument). I tend to disagree.
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Women in Milling
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October 05 2011 by Claire Wooldridge (652 views)
Archive & Mill People & Family History & Research | Leave a comment - After spending the summer volunteering at The Mills Archive, I have now completed my project regarding the role of women in the milling industry. The pages are now available as part of the new Themes section on this site - …
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Research Prize: Only 3 months to go
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August 29 2011 by Ron (915 views)
Research & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment - The deadline to choose and submit your title for the first Mills Archive Research Competition is 1 December this year - but you don't need to wait! There are two competitions this year; one for £500 and one for £50 …
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